Safety and Occupational Health Manager (Deputy Regional Administrator)

This position serves as the Deputy Regional Administrator (DRA) for the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Birmingham Region. The DRA assists the Regional Administrator in the direction, management, and control within the area of responsibility of programs and goals.

• The selectee will be expected to report to the Birmingham Area Office; this is not a remote position.
• This position is outside the bargaining unit.

Qualifications:

This series has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):

Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.

OR

Experience: (for positions above GS-5): Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
• Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management.
• Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements.
• Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.
• Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses.
• Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
• Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards.
• Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards.
• Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects.
• Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse.

OR

Certificates

Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience.

You must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) listed above, and the Specialized Experience below to qualify for Safety and Occupational Health Manager (Deputy Regional Administrator), as described below.

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-14, in the Federal Service. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized Experience is defined as:

• Developing strategies to accomplish the Department's Strategic Plan and/or the OSHA Operating Plan;
• Overseeing various parts of leading a team such as assigning work, managing part of the hiring process of new employees, monitoring and/or addressing performance, recommending promotions and/or reassignments, approving leave requests, or coordinating various parts of disciplinary actions;
• Ensuring that the quality and productivity of work are in compliance with agency policies and/or agency regulations and/or management's priorities;
• Providing authoritative guidance and direction to managers or subordinate supervisors in the interpretation and application of applicable federal and State OSHA regulations and/or guidelines and/or policies.

Responsibilities:

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Participates with the Regional Administrator (RA) in implementing program and administrative policies, and in planning program operations.
• Assists the RA in planning regional goals and objectives, and participates in the establishment of National Office goals, objectives, plans and program operations and evaluate program accomplishments and achievements in the Region/assigned area of responsibility.
• Performs the full range of supervisory and managerial responsibilities either directly or through subordinate supervisors; provides direct supervision to Assistant Regional Administrators, Area Directors, and other Regional Office staff as appropriate.
• Assists the RA in all phases of providing leadership and overall administrative direction, in establishing program objectives, in coordinating and executing programs, and in maintaining intra- and inter-agency and State government liaisons.
• Works with regional managers and OHR/OASAM to coordinate administrative and management services provided to Regional offices.
• Establishes and maintains direct communications with employees and their representatives to advise, consult, and assist them concerning occupational safety and health programs and problems.
• Directs, controls, evaluates and provides technical, policy and administrative staff assistance to operational Area Offices which are responsible for the inspection, enforcement, and compliance efforts as well as all other regional program efforts to ensure they are administered fairly, uniformly, and accurately.
• Conducts a continuing region-wide public education program aimed at achieving voluntary compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act for those affected by the Act.
• Directs the execution of the region-wide federal agency occupational safety and health program.

Salary : $149,436